We’ve combined the joy of cycling with the joy of video games to create the worlds first gaming bike.

After noticing that the obligation to exercise often wasn’t enough to get us working out, we created a solution that brings together the joy of both cycling and video gaming: the Joyride.

The Joyride has been designed for people like us – those that want to exercise without feeling like they are. We’ve done that by combining the fitness of an exercise bike with all the immersive fun of gaming.

The Joyride offers an experience like nothing else on the market. Compatible with more than just cycle routes and VR, the Joyride hooks up to your TV or console to fully immerse you in a variety of activities including our own games.

While your traditional exercise bike allows you to mimic the motion of cycling, the Joyride has handlebars that allow you to navigate left and right, a full controller’s worth of buttons and triggers, and a fan to make you feel the wind in your hair as if you were riding a real bicycle.

With the Joyride, you can:

• Play games by pedalling and steering
• Use a full game controller’s worth of buttons on the handles
• Feel realistic resistance as you go uphill or through sand
• Find your own comfort level, or turn resistance off entirely
• Feel the wind in your hair as you get up to speed
• Connect via Bluetooth or USB
• Play your existing games – but on a bike.
• Play physical games specifically written for the Joyride.
• Make your own games for the Joyride

Make your own games for the Joyride? Yes:

• Anyone can make and sell their own games for the Joyride.
• Pros and total noobs welcome! We’ll help you to get started.
• Starter kits provided for Unity and Unreal.
• Developer community and support forums.
• You can start developing before you own the bike.

We are currently developing a new prototype which will be available on Kickstarter later in the year. To stay up to date with the latest Exertia news and updates from our Kickstarter please sign up to our newsletter, and follow us on Twitter.